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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Nursing and Midwifery

Nursing (Adult)
Key Information
Why study this course?

Our Adult Nursing degree programme adopts a contemporary
person-centred approach to health care that prepares students
to meet evolving health needs.
It develops adult nurses who deliver excellent evidence-based
practice in a range of care settings and who place the patient at
the centre of decision making by promoting dignity, care, and
compassion. Over their three years, students develop the ability
to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and monitor care safely and
effectively. By taking a person-centred approach to care delivery,
students initially focus on meeting people’s essential care needs
and, as they progress through their second and third years, they
develop the skills and capabilities to assess, provide, and manage
the complex care needs of individuals and groups of people.
Students’ clinical and academic skills are developed within a strong
and established system of support through personal tutors in the
school and clinical mentors in placements. To this end, students
experience a range of hospital and community placements in which
they develop the requisite skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed
for contemporary adult nursing practice. To develop their skills in
academic writing, reflection, critical thinking, and decision making,
a small group approach to learning is adopted whereby students
are supported by their personal tutor. This is complemented by
lectures, online activities, individual tutorials, directed study, and
skills-based learning in the school’s Clinical Skills Laboratories.
Learning in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Keele is
enhanced by superb classroom facilities, an excellent Health
Library, computer suite, and established relationships with local
primary and secondary health care providers.

Course type
and duration
Single honours

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements

For information on entry
requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
No

You may have the opportunity
to undertake a short international
elective placement.

Laura Gunn

Adult Nursing, Second year

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/nursingandmidwifery
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Studying Adult Nursing is both
challenging and stimulating.
It will give you the opportunity to
develop the academic knowledge
and skills of a professional adult
nurse, as well as gaining the
essential hands-on experience
within nursing practice. The course
offers a wide range